Research Article

Fluoride Variations in Rivers on the Slopes of Mount Meru in Tanzania

Table 1

Isotopic signatures of δ18O and δ2H from the LGR-ICOS laser process analyzer of water in the four rivers.

Temi RiverNduruma RiverTengeru RiverMaji ya Chai River
Point nameδ2Hδ18OPoint nameδ2Hδ18OPoint nameδ2Hδ18OPoint nameδ2Hδ18O

Prec.−28.97−6.16Prec.−28.96−6.25Prec.−28.35−6.22Prec.−28.41−6.21
Te1−24.71−5.08N1−28.54−5.80T3−21.95−4.84M1−21.68−4.68
Te5−22.31−4.70N6−24.83−5.22T8−21.36−4.69M3−20.12−4.58
Te6−20.36−4.45N9−20.59−4.60T9−20.85−4.57M5−19.11−4.20
Te9−17.42−3.77N10−19.24−4.25T19−19.70−4.40M6−16.14−3.62
Te10−14.50−3.01N12−18.04−3.99T21−18.58−4.24M7−14.85−3.28

Note. Te: Temi River; N: Nduruma River; T: Tengeru River; M: Maji ya Chai River; Prec.: precipitation; δ2H = and δ18O = , where are isotopic values from the table.